Yes having to pay the bills for an old 996 will do that you. If not than just compare the repair bills, insurance cost etc to the miles and calculate the running cost per mile. There you go.
I have a rattle down low at idle with the clutch up too, pushed in it goes away. Really prominent at drive ups where the sound bounces off walls. Does not sound quite like yours(more muted) and only when truly cold does 2nd gear grunch a little nor does the lever wobble in gear. Fingers crossed it is the DMF, as that was not replaced when previous owner did the clutch.
Great video-- Matt is the "Everyman" of car ownership, someone we can identify with and relate to. It helps that he's completely likeable and totally engaging. When he gets miffed, so do we. When he's happy, we come along for the ride. Personally, I find this blog series better than Car-Wow but I do understand you have to look after your employer first. More!
My 1.8 i-VTEC Honda Civic automatic 2006 has done over 146,000 and it's still on the original gearbox and engine and only just had its second battery from new, and my air on has never had an issue just a air con service from honda dealer every 2 years
Yep, fixing the driver side air vent was the first job I completed, followed by new wheels, new wishbones and bushes all round, new air con rads, new rad, air con recommissioned, new trans oil pan, new anti roll bar and bushes, many oil leaks fixed, new maf, new aos and a new petrol cap. Now she's a beaut!
Not with Arnold Clark, they grudged me getting the cup holder replaced due to it being broken, oh and the rear bumper clip which made the bumper stick out at the wheel arch slightly oh and the wheels needed re-conditioned, oh and one of the air vents. Took 6months in total for my bmw to be fixed while I done all the calling and middle man work. So don't buy or rely on Arnold Clark!
One of the most common things you seem to see on a lot of private advertisements when people sell a Porsche is "just spent $X.... on a complete engine/gearbox rebuild". I owned one in the 80s and was able to say the same thing when I sold it.
So many ignorant comments. The ones that call the car garbage obviously never drove a 911 of any generation or a Porsche for that matter. Its his car and his money. Go drive your boring Camrys and Accords
marco correia did you watch this. ?? He's the owner and is reporting on its faults. (New gearbox clutch etc) major problems thousands of pounds .this is real not fictitious dick.
Japanese CAR'S happiness reliability and speaking of boring DRIVE Toyota Celica or Lexus lad and maybe Porsche will remember how build car's again, millennial television product parrot LOLOL
I live in America and people hate everything other than American cars and it just gets on my f****** nerves I have a Porsche I've stuck a bunch of money into it but hey I like it I'm going to trade my Boxster for a 996 so I'm watching as many videos the damn car as I can so I know what I'm getting into and you're right these people should go drive their Camry are there Ford Focus they have no idea what it's like to drive a performance car cuz they're not into it so to them it's silly because they think that of a car as just transportation and that's it but it also can be a work of art a car for people who like to drive so I'm sick and tired of the naysayers as far as I'm concerned they could take their boring cars and drive them into a tree for all I care I'm sick and tired of people calling my car a piece of s*** just because I have to put money into it now and then f****** ignorant I think cars in my country suck they're big f****** boats everybody wants a big boat I don't get it not at all they brought back the Challenger and they made it even Lamer on the first one big heavy bulky heavy car what is the point of that
I have a 1998 boxster ,in 2005 I did a 3.4L 996 engine swap at 60k. I never ever had a problem with the car. It has been solid. It looks new and drives new. Not sure why do people complain about these cars
My Dad's Boxster 987 had a ticking issue once, then we did the same thing as you and gave it to the specialist to drive for a week and they couldn't replicate the issue.
I didn't need to have my clutch replaced until i hit 102,800 miles and it was a cheap fix, resurfaced the flywheel, new clutch, pressure plate and throw bearing and its all set, good for another 100,000 miles.
Don't be surprised about that 2nd gear. I already mentioned on the first video that you made about the Porsche, it has been used as a city car so it has been driving all time at low speed so second gear the most used one.
the 3.4 engines in the 996 are prone to have issues. My dad's one had got a full rebuild which cost the previous owner £10k which got done only 6,000 miles ago which it's only done 44,000 miles
With the second gear issue, it could have been the clutch. I just changed the clutch in mine (ok, it's a Ford Focus, but still), because it didn't disengage properly when cold. Same issue. Notchy second, but it didn't grind first or reverse, nothing else was bad, just second and sometimes first. The throwout bearing wasn't doing it's thing, but as the gearbox warmed up, tolerances increased and it was all good.
ticking noise sounds like a dodgey injector. as for oil issue you may have a leaky turbo seal from irregular back pressure. these are lovely cars but when they go wrong its game over. hope the issues aren't major.
Didn't do the IMS???? WHY? I just inherited my fathers' 2002 C4S. It has a little notch going into first and second but I'm not about to get it rebuilt just for that. Totally understand when it is under warranty tho..
Clearly you're a smart guy. So you MUST have expected LOTS of problems with a Porsche...any Porsche. If you haven't had a lot of problems yet, just wait a while. Good luck!
Well at least the dealer was nice which is a whole weight off your shoulders. That kind of stuff is really important instead of so many asshats who just try to convince you you're imagining things!
2:30 in, have your A/C recharged and if needed swap the relay, easy fix. As for the knocking and the other ticking noise, spend more time learning to shift properly, 2nd and 3rd gear are very powerful and strong gears and should be treated with respect.
if the crunch in the 'box goes away when it gets warm, it couldn't be synchromesh, it must be the oil. everything that doesn't change with the time isn't the oil and vice verso
I don't think a used car dealer in Australia would be so generous - there's some sort of 3 month compulsory warranty when buying off a dealer.. but yeah, I doubt it's worth anything in the real world.
Your 911 is old enough to have the double IMS bearing, unless it’s had an engine change in which case check the date to find out which of the three bearings you have. However if you have the original engine you should check the timing chains on these as they are prone to snapping. Seems the 996/986 and 997/987 are all subject to potentially catastrophic failure. I know exactly what you mean about worry. I should be enjoying my Porsche but I spend all my time worrying and thinking “what was that?” When I’ve gone over a bump. I don’t drive it hard at all but I save the rapid acceleration until it’s properly warmed up.
To an average consumer, a dealer would not do all under warranty that but knowing if they tried to talk their way out or refuse or point out some fine print for a well known car reviewer on RU-vid, their image would take a hit.
The noise was probably just the throw-out bearing but because you thought it was the second gear and you told them that, they knew they could get away with charging you for a rebuild on top of the clutch service. I hope they did actually rebuild it and didn't just clean it up to look like it was rebuilt. and second gear is perfect Always remember...MOST SHOPS will try to rip you off if they just think they can get away with it. Second gear is NOT going to make any noise when sitting still idling EVER.
I've got a new Porsche 718 and it makes all sorts of noises like that, not always in tone with the engine, a lot of clunking from the gearbox (although it feels smooth) etc. I thought it was normal and now I'm worried about this sounds
hi matt,been there done that experience many times because we can only afford to bought used car even on 3rd order but thats the deal of buying used car.soon it will be back in good condition.
That's what happen when you buy an old car I've been driving for over 40 yrs and only once I've driven a car -of my own- older than 3 yrs and that was 'La Lola', my Citroën 2CV, my very first car back in my university years.
Late 2 the show ...I add a 996 lots of problems porsche kept giving me a Cayman currtasy car love it show much I sold the 996 and got one ..4 years on only a water pump as gone on it...top car...and its wide than a 996...fact.
Well that's all fine - but what happened to that air-went??? ;) I had the same horrible problem on my car, but managed to put all blades back in to working order - and without taking it all apart! - with just some small tools and lots and lots of patience...
What a shame, its alway's a risk buying such an old vehicle, even one as well engineered as a Porsche. Makes you wonder why the previous owner sold it. None of these repairs will be cheap, and down the line, more issues will inevitably materialise. I sincerely hope the dealer is a good one, and helps you out.
The problem with the British public is that they conceive Germany to equal reliability. When in reality the Japanese are in a different league. My ST205 Celica which would have been priced very similar at the time is now 22 years old but is still solid as rock and actually made more power than stock when dyno'ed.
good vid. porsche seriously need to rethink interiors. i'm not surprised the air vent broke, it's all plastic crap. the whole dash looks like shit. and porsche are by no means alone in this. if you're spending that kind of money on a car, you should expect half decent design and executon of the whole car.
Hi i have just bought a 2015 Seat Ibiza which has a blown out rear speaker, and squeaky window. also the car pulls to the left, take it to an alignment place and they said Caster was out, are these all things the dealer can sort?
You should've bought a new car, to avoid these dealer visits to get things fixed. I live in Mozambique, drive a 2007 Mazda Drifter truck, and the amount of times that my car needs fixing is just annoying. Whenever I get a chance, I'll buy a brand new car.
